｡?he number of qualified workers will be substantially increased through the strengthening of various training programs. That is, the number of qualified careworkers will be increased by 200,000, trained nurses by 100,000, and trained PT and OT by 15,000 before the end of 1999. This goal was not included in the original Gold Plan.
｡?n addition to the numerical goals described above, the New Ten-year Gold Plan is to promote the following services as fast as possible.
｡?evelopment of round-the-clock visiting personal care services by homehelpers;
｡?mprovement of nursing home facilities, so that they can have more private rooms;
｡?trengthening of the family doctor system;
｡?evelopment of individual care planning for older persons needing community care services;
｡?evelopment of meals-on-wheels service;
｡?mprovement of personal care service in long-term care hospitals for aged patients;
｡?odernization of nursing homes through the provision of grants for mechanization;
｡?xpansion of community-based rehabilitation service;
｡?mprovement and development of services for demented older persons, especially expansion of group-home service;
｡?xpansion of educational facilities and in-service-training programs for careworkers and social workers working for the welfare of the elderly;
｡?evelopment of technical aid service systems, including the strengthening of the research and development system;
｡?tilization of voluntary and private (for-profit) services for the diversification of service resources and for flexibility of the service delivery system;
｡?xpansion of specially designed public housing for the elderly;
｡?mprovement of physical environments for the elderly and the handicapped persons so that they may live pleasant lives safety in the community.
